Shloka 12.82Unverified draft
बालो रहसि हस्तेन कृष्णसर्पमिवास्पृशम्। मया ह्यपितृकः पुत्रः स महात्मा दुरात्मना ।।2.12.82।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bālaḥ | बालः | a child | nominative |
| rahasi | रहसि | in secret, unwittingly | locative |
| hastena | हस्तेन | with the hand | instrumental |
| kṛṣṇasarpam | कृष्णसर्पम् | a black serpent | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| aspṛśam | अस्पृशम् | I touched | verb, past |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| apitṛkaḥ | अपितृकः | fatherless (as if) | nominative adjective |
| putraḥ | पुत्रः | a son | nominative |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| mahātmā | महात्मा | great-souled | nominative adjective |
| durātmanā | दुरात्मना | by the wicked-souled (me) | instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.12.82 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa